Volunteer ambulance companies and volunteer fire companies in Orange and Rockland Counties render a tremendous number of services to the Palisades Interstate Park, often in support of visitors from outside the region and state. This is an undue financial burden for the residents of the municipalities that these companies are located in as well as the companies themselves.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Costs to Palisades Interstate Parkway

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediate, with provisions.

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STATE OF NEW YORK
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3991
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 4, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
Parks and Recreation
AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
relation to certain reimbursements for the provision of ambulance and
fire response
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 9.05 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
vation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as
follows:
3-A. REIMBURSE ANY VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COMPANY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVI-
SION TWO OF SECTION THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS' BENEFIT
LAW OR ANY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF
SECTION THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' BENEFIT LAW FOR THE
PROVISION OF ANY FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICES RENDERED BY SUCH
VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COMPANY OR VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY IN THE PALISADES
INTERSTATE PARK BY SUCH AMBULANCE COMPANY OR FIRE COMPANY. FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE VALUE OF SERVICES FOR A PARTICULAR
ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE
COMPANY OR THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, BY CONSIDERATION OF SALARIES,
BENEFITS AND TIME OF PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TOGETHER WITH THE PRO RATA
EXPENSES OF PRODUCTS, VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT UTILIZED. STATEMENTS OF
QUALIFYING CLAIMS SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COMPANY
OR VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY TO THE COMMISSION WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE
OCCURRENCE OF THE ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
tive date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or
before such effective date.

EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08413-01-3

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